Synonyms for fizzle
ˈfɪz əlfiz·zle

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1. hiss, hissing, hushing, fizzle, sibilationnoun

   a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)

   "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"

   Synonyms:
   snort, hiss, razz, hissing, hoot, bust, flop, sibilation, raspberry, hushing, assibilation, bird, boo, razzing

2. flop, bust, fizzleverb

   a complete failure

   "the play was a dismal flop"

   Synonyms:
   flop, hiss, floating-point operation, dud, tear, bout, hissing, bust, washout, sibilation, collapse, binge, hushing, female chest

3. taper off, peter out, fizzle out, fizzleverb

   end weakly

   "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"

   Synonyms:
   run out, peter out, conk out, poop out, fizzle out, taper off, run down

Matched Categories

1. • Discontinue
   • Noise

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1. fizzleverb

   Synonyms:
   hiss, make a hissing noise

2. fizzleverb

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] fail, make a failure of it, fizzle out

3. fizzlenoun

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] failure, fiasco, abortive attempt

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1. fizzlenoun

   Synonyms:
   failure, fiasco

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1. Julian Zelizer:

   If the late 1960s is basis for comparison, things could get worse. The turmoil of the late 1960s didn't end with things becoming calmer, but the fault lines only intensified, in many ways we have been red hot ever since. Sometimes red hot moments such as this don't fizzle but generate a foundation for future political battles. I think that's the case right now, especially since there are institutions such as the partisan media that will continue to fuel the flames...

2. John Johnston:

   It's going to fizzle. Right now, cash is king.

3. Blake Jamieson on AskMen:

   Tinder moves fast. Girls get dozens of messages every single day. If you get a conversation started, and things seem to be going well, try to move the conversation off Tinder as soon as possible, if you let a conversation fizzle out, rest assured that your message is going to get buried overnight.

4. Doug Kass:

   Consumers love it and it will be well greeted in the market - and then probably fizzle out, that a company of such a small size can get a valuation is symptomatic of the silliness ... that develops in a period of zero interest rates.

5. Hilary Duff:

   It's a really, really tough game. I haven't quite figured that one out yet, i'm also very challenged when it comes to technology, so when I'm sitting in label meetings and they're like, 'Oh, we're gonna stream this'... my brain starts to like fizzle, fizzle, fry. I'm like, 'What is happening right now?'.